4 11, 2024

Weekly Market Recap: Earnings Expectations and Tech Sentiment Drive Volatility

By |2024-11-04T19:39:33+00:00November 4th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Monday: Wall Street began the week with optimism as investors looked forward to major tech earnings releases. The Dow rose by 0.7%, while both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq increased by 0.3%, reflecting positive sentiment in the markets. Tuesday: A lower-than-expected JOLTS report weighed on market sentiment, resulting in mixed outcomes. The Dow fell [...]

4 11, 2024

Best Stocks To Buy Post Presidential Election

By |2024-11-04T13:14:36+00:00November 4th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News, VectorVest|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Written by: Angela Akers Temperatures have been heating up over the last week as we move toward home base in the 2024 Presidential Election which culminates this coming Tuesday, November 5th. Former President Donald Trump is running on the Republican ticket and Vice President Kamala Harris is running on the Democratic ticket, and they [...]

28 10, 2024

Weekly Market Recap: Bond Yields and Earnings Shape Wall Street’s Volatile Week

By |2024-10-28T17:07:05+00:00October 28th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Monday: Wall Street began the week mixed as rising bond yields overshadowed the anticipation for upcoming earnings. The Dow fell 0.8%, the S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, while the Nasdaq managed a modest gain of 0.3%. Tuesday: Weak corporate earnings and rising treasury yields kept the market mixed. The Dow dipped by 0.02%, the S&P [...]

28 10, 2024

Dr. Diliddo’s Belief

By |2024-10-28T15:23:08+00:00October 28th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News, VectorVest|Tags: , , , , , , |

Written by: Angela Akers A couple of weeks ago, October 11, 2024, I wrote an Essay entitled, “An Understanding Of Earnings Growth.” In the Essay, I compared the VectorVest GRT forecast for the S&P 500 to the FactSet Earnings Growth and the actual growth. As a reminder, VectorVest Earnings Growth (GRT) reflects a one [...]

25 10, 2024

The Advantages of Vertical Spread Trading

By |2024-10-25T15:26:58+00:00October 25th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Options|Tags: , , , , , |

Written By John Lindahl Options trading strategies provide significant advantages for traders by reducing risk, lowering cost, providing flexibility to meet changing market trends, and enhancing profitability. One such strategy is the use of “Spreads”. What is a Spread Spreads are trading strategies that combine the simultaneous buying and selling of options contracts typically [...]

23 10, 2024

U.S. Inflation: Where It’s Heading and Its Impact on the Stock Market

By |2024-10-23T16:22:35+00:00October 23rd, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , |

Inflation in the U.S. skyrocketed in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, as it did in many other countries worldwide. Disrupted supply chains, rising energy costs, and an unprecedented amount of government spending all combined to create significant inflationary pressures. By June 2022, the annual inflation rate in the U.S. peaked at 9.1%. Understandably, [...]

21 10, 2024

Weekly Market Recap: Tech Gains and Earnings Surprises

By |2024-10-21T18:07:36+00:00October 21st, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Monday: Last week Wall Street kicked off with a strong start as technology stocks led the way. The Dow picked up 0.5%, the S&P500 improved by 0.8%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose by 0.9%. Optimism was high as investors found renewed confidence in the tech sector, pushing the markets higher across the board. Tuesday: [...]

21 10, 2024

Trust VectorVest

By |2024-10-21T12:51:28+00:00October 21st, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News, VectorVest|Tags: , , , , , , |

Written by: Angela Akers Third quarter earnings season began in earnest last Friday with upbeat earnings from JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo and fully bloomed this week as Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Bank of America followed suit, beating on both the top and bottom lines. All lending support to the economic soft landing the [...]

16 10, 2024

What Are Options? Understanding Options for Beginners

By |2024-10-21T15:20:43+00:00October 16th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Options, Stock Market News, VectorVest|Tags: , , , , , , |

Written by: John LinDahl What are these things called “options”?  What is the mystique about them and are they as risky as people say?  There are lots of myths about options and how they are supposed to be dangerous.  While every investment contains risk, if used correctly, options can reduce risk and increase profits.  [...]

14 10, 2024

Weekly Market Recap: From Selloffs to Optimism

By |2024-10-14T15:46:10+00:00October 14th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Monday: Wall Street started the week in negative territory due to rising treasury yields and concerns about upcoming economic data. The Dow, S&P500, and Nasdaq fell by 0.9%, 1.0%, and 1.2%, respectively. Tuesday: A tech stock rebound helped the Major Indices recover from Monday’s losses. The Dow gained 0.3%, the S&P500 increased 1.0%, and [...]

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